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This isn't funny.
make sure you check your railings in America before January.
Everyone else is stocking up on food and drugs.
I'm stocking up on steel railings and evacuation air pads.
You're just blessed enough not to recognize gallows humor. We're actually jealous of you.
Unfortunately anti-russian racism is acceptable here. When you see a headline like this, just be ready for the comments.
Criticising a government isn't racism. If you criticise a country's government it doesn't mean you hate every person who lives in that country.
It's not racism to point out that a surprising number of Putin critics have died from falling from tall buildings.
Vladimir Shklyarov:
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/vladimir-shklyarov-death-st-petersburg-ballet-star-fall/
Dan Rapoport:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/08/26/dan-rapoport-putin-critic-was-it-suicide-00053836
Pavel Antov:
https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-critic-pavel-antov-dies-falling-out-hotel-window-2022-12
Ravil Maganov:
https://news.sky.com/story/poisoned-jailed-and-mysterious-fall-from-window-whats-happened-to-vladimir-putins-most-vocal-critics-13066825
I think the comment meant to point out that these humorous take on a tragedy are only accepted as part of a russiophobic perspective. I tend to agree, although I don't find it offensive I understand that similar comments on for example, the killing of a ukranian ballet dancer, would be seen differently by all of us. Hence, the xenophobia. Ukranian is western and we relate.
"The last thing a fish notices is the existance of water"
Just changing the victim nationality makes it palatable for jokes, that's something that calls for observation
Do you seriously think Russian is a race?
I agree this isn't racism against Russians.
But also, let's not be pedantic. A nation can be discriminated against, any group of people can be. That's what they meant by racism. They used it more broadly and that's ok, I'm sure even you understood what they meant. What term would you use to be more precise?
When the government of a nation becomes notorious for pushing people out of windows because they disagree with the way they run their government- jokes will be made.
That is human nature.
People bag on America all the time. Do you rush to the aid of those disparaged by jokes about fat, bacon-eating school shooters? Or are you selective about who you chose to defend?
You're trying to convince the person who agreed in the first place, this isn't discriminatory.
I’m not trying to convince anyone of anything. The only term that would be more precise is the one I used already:
Human nature.
Pro-Russian comment meant to wield the left’s propensity to over-diagnose racism to redirect and distract.
Russia isn't a race.
It's a failed state, ruled by a corrupt dictator.
Just like America in a couple months.
I'd more call it politicism, as it's more criticizing the political state and not someones origin/heritage.
TIL Russian is a race
You need to update your vocabulary comrade. There may be new definitions of the word racism. Remember literally no longer only literally means literally. What a time we live in.
What exactly was racist?
And who said it's funny. I'm confused
Gallows humor about the suspicious deaths of people critical of an oligarchy is not racism.
Unless you are a wilfully credulous root vegetable of a person.